Project seminar two
Establishing practice
These seminars took place across Scotland in November 2003. They provided support to the project teams by considering the role of formative assessment in raising attainment and achievement in literacy, thinking further about effective classroom strategies for individual projects and offering delegates the opportunity to reflect on their own projects and those of others.
PowerPoint file: Building Bridges progress and website launch (547 KB)Presentation outlining progress to date and launching the Building Bridges website.
PowerPoint file: Formative assessment presentation (272 KB)Presentation from Myra Young, Development Officer AifL Project 1, formative assessment. Presents the background and key findings of research into formative assessment.
PowerPoint file: Formative assessment workshop activity (69 KB)A workshop activity to put formative assessment into a literacy context.
PowerPoint file: Sharing ideas workshop activity (135 KB)Sharing ideas for effective teaching and learning in literacy workshop activity.
PowerPoint file: Making it happen workshop activity (128 KB)A workshop activity where key strategies for learning and teaching in literacy are identified and as good practice for project teams, and strategies are put in place for their implementation.
PowerPoint file: Active writing (115 KB)A mythical example of the workshop activity, a model for writing, providing a model of the process for real schools to follow.
PowerPoint file: Plenary and final thoughts (137 KB)Seminar plenary, final thoughts and words of encouragement to practitioners.